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A
Case Regarding Conditions of Confinement, Medical
Abuse,
and Neglect of Prisoners: The Final
Months and Death of
Anthony Garafolo
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22 May 2006
Paraplegic man abused
by prison authorities dies at Shirley: Officials
say he hanged himself.
The Bridge. 22 June 2006
Human
Rights Violation Reports
(compiled by SHaRC and
Boston WILPF):
Human Rights Law
EXCERPTS FROM
UNITED STATES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
EIGHTY SEVENTH SESSION
REPORT ON THE UNITED STATES' COMPLIANCE
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
The United Nations allows submissions to
its Human Rights Committee, reports that challenge the United States
government's official report. In May 2006, a coalition of 142 U.S.-based
non-profits and organizations and 32 individuals submitted a shadow report
that is the most comprehensive review of human rights violations in the
U.S. ever compiled.
One of many
signatories, SHaRC invites you to read these excerpts:
In the Shadows of the War on Terror: Persistent
Police Brutality and Abuse in the United States
Domestic Criminal Justice Issues and the
ICCPR
The following is the full table of contents
of the shadow report. You also may wish to download the full report.
Media Highlights Summary
Executive Summary
Extended Summary
Table of Contents
1. ICCPR Article 1, Self-Determination and Native
Americans
2. US Exceptionalism and Lack of Implementation
3. Lack of Access to the Courts to Enforce Civil
Rights in the United States
4. Death Penalty
5. Women's Human Rights under the ICCPR
6. Domestic Workers' Rights in the United States
7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex
Report
8. Conditions and Conduct in the California Criminal
Justice System
9. Criminalization of Dissent in the United States
10. Political Prisoners in the United States
11. Propaganda for War
12. Self-Determination, Minority Rights and
Treatment of Those Deprived of Liberty
13. Violations of the Rights of Aliens
14. Report on Juvenile Criminal Sentences, the Right
to Vote, the Right to Life on the Border and Freedom of Association in the
US
15. In the Shadows of the War on Terror - Persistent
Police Brutality and Abuse in the United States
16. Hurricane Katrina and Violations of ICCPR
Articles 6 and 26
17. Update on Issues Related to Articles 2 and 26
Concerning Facts about Katrina
18. Homelessness and United States Compliance with
the ICCPR
19. Alternative Report on Force Drugging, Forced
Electroshock and Mental Health Screening of Children
20. Domestic Criminal Justice Issues and the ICCPR
21. Violations of Article 25 - On Issues Related to
the Right to Vote and Participate in Public Affairs
Full Report
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